Last Battalion
Last Battalion/Override | |
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Developer(s) | Sting Entertainment |
Publisher(s) | Data East (PCE) Sting Entertainment (X68000) |
Platform(s) | PC Engine, X68000 |
Release | January 8, 1991 |
Genre(s) | Scrolling shooter |
Mode(s) | Single-player |
Override is a Data East vertical-scrolling shooter game released for the PC Engine in 1991. Later that year, Sting Entertainment, the creator of the original Data East game, developed and self-published a version for the X68000 released as Last Battalion.
It is the first recorded game developed by Sting Entertainment and the X68000 version is now available as a free "one stage only" demo download on Sting's website. On September 4, 2007, G-Mode published the Override version of the game for the Wii Virtual Console which (like its 1991 release) was reserved exclusively for the Japanese market.
Gameplay[]
The player can increase the power of your primary weapon by collecting “P” items. Your ship also has a charge feature, where if you do not touch the fire button for a few seconds, your ship will charge up a powerful shot that can destroy many of the enemies on-screen. You can also acquire secondary weapons by collecting a gem. The gem changes colors, and depending on which color it is when you collect it, you will get a different weapon. You can power up your secondary weapon by collecting another gem of the same color.
Reception[]
On release, the game was scored a 30 out of 40 by a panel of four reviewers at Famicom Tsūshin.[1]
References[]
- ^ "30 Point Plus - オーバーライド". Shūkan Famicom Tsūshin. No.362. Pg.32. 24 November 1995.
External links[]
- 1991 video games
- Sharp X68000 games
- Sting Entertainment games
- TurboGrafx-16 games
- Vertically scrolling shooters
- Video games developed in Japan
- Scrolling shooter video game stubs